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Dolphins’ Michael Thomas wins AFC Defensive Player of the Week

Michael Thomas, who was just signed by Miami a week ago off San Francisco’s practice squad, has become the biggest thing in the Dolphins’ locker room. And on Wednesday Thomas won the AFC Defensive Player of the Week award.

Thomas is the third Dolphins player this season (Cam Wake, Olivier Vernon) to win AFC Defensive Player of the Week. And he has to be the most improbable player in the NFL to win a Player of the Week award this season.

Thomas played most special teams on Sunday, but became a household name on the final drive. After preventing a Danny Amendola touchdown in the endzone, he sealed Miami’s win by intercepting Tom Brady in the endzone. He finished the game with two tackles, two passes defensed and the interception. The NFL thought it was enough for Player of the Week, even if the league isn’t sure of his position. NFL.com called him a cornerback even though the Dolphins say he’s a safety who was playing nickel on the final drive.

Thomas not only snagged the game-clinching interception against the Patriots, but he did it wearing loaner gloves from teammate Mike Wallace. Watch Thomas interrupt an interview to impersonate a reporter and ask Wallace about the gloves.

Thomas then went on to talk about his relationship with Jonathan Martin, who he played with at Stanford, as well as his sudden stardom. It’s all here, recorded on hands-free Google Glass.